Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 100

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024

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ON SEEING MONT. ST. MICHAEL.

"You must see Mont St. Michael at sunset." were the parting words of a much traveled friend of mine when I left for France last summer. While in Paris I thought repeatedly about the words of advice. Finally, I questioned a Frenchman whose ac- quaintance I had made, as to the im- portance of Mont St. Michael as a beauty spot. His reply was: "You have not seen France until you have seen St. Michael." I then decided to include this famous place in my itinerary.

We left Paris at about ten o'clock in the morning. After leaving be- hind us the most beautiful of all cap- ital cities, and passing close to his-

Once inside the wall we found that toric Versailles on our right. we were all the houses, shops, inns, hotels soon enjoying picturesque Normandy. and other buildings connected with The it would be folly to attempt a de- the abbey are joined together. scription of the beauty and charm single street is narrow, paved with of this section of France.

At about two o'clock our train up the hill to the summit where

stopped at Folligny. This town con- stands the beautiful ancient abbey.

In ancient times the island was held by Druid priests who built a temple in which they performed their rites, including human sacri- fices. Later, the island became one of the greatest fortresses on the coast of France. William, Duke of Normandy, once commanded the fortress and held it against the at- tacks of Saxon invaders. Finally. the island came under the control of the Church, and an abbey was built.

We had arrived at low-tide and could see the sand-bars for more than a mile out from the island. The shining sand was dotted here and there with fish nets suspended on long poles. Many tiny fishing smacks with reddish brown sails were high and dry on the sand near the island. Several old fishermen were mending their nets near the boats. Some tourists were riding in little carts drawn by goats over the sand to another island close by. We walked around the island before the tide came in, returning just in time to climb to the highest turret on the wall and watch the sun sink into the Atlantic.

It seems to me that one could not have a finer experience than this. The emotional sensations one has while watching the gorgeous trans- formations of the sky, with feeling the cold salt air blowing in from the sea, and realizing that on this tiny bit of earth so much had happened- so many people had lived, worked. and died. We stood on the turret long after the last color had faded from the sky and watched the stars

is wide enough to accommodate a railroad bed and a roadway for automobiles and pedestrians. As the train crawled along the dike Mount St. Michael appeared clearer and elearer in the hazy August sunshine. It at roeks placed aimlessly one on the appear. The tide had come in with its usual quickness and the water could be heard splashing against the walls of the island. It all seemed mysterious, cerie, omineus. One felt taken out of oneself-alone- isolated. All the traditions and the appeal of the Old World seemed to sweep over us. The primitive as- peet of the situation reacted on us. We were awed and seemed to sense in one fleeting moment the eternity of things .- William Phipps,

Critic Teacher Campus School.

ASSEMBLY CALENDAR.

Feb. 15-Mr. Folgar McKinzey.

Feb. 16-Film presented by In- dustrial Arts Students.

Feb. 17-City College Orchestra. Feb. 18-Miss Sallie Lucas Jean. Feb. 19-Literary Societies.

Feb. 22-Miss Northrop, Teael- ers' College. Feb. 23-Mrs. F. Beverley, Rural Education.

Feb. 24-Musical Program.

Feb. 25 -- Class Meetings. +

NORMAL GIRLS BEAT WESTERN

32 TO 18 ..

Business Manager: ELTON Y. MEARS.

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sists of a tiny railroad station, a group of stone houses with thatehed roofs and a broad, sweeping view of

After a stop of only a few minutes we boarded another train which put us down at Pontorson at about three o'clock. Here we took a small train of a private company (the principal lines of railroad of France are owned by the State). This tiny train lit- erally erept along a winding route and in about twenty minutes Mout St. Michael appeared.

Originally the Mount was an island about two miles off the coast of France at the junction of Brittauy and Normandy. This island is now connected with the mainland by a broad dike. This dike

other and rising abruptly from the ocean with a tapering pinnacle tow- ering high above all the rest. On approaching more closely we found that the island is entirely surrounded by a very high stone wall which is broken here and there with war-like turrets. This wall and the turrets were built during the Middle Ages when the island was used as base of military operations along the coast. The pinnacle is the tower of an an- cient abbey which has been built on the highest promontory of the island.

The dike runs into the stone wall which rises from the water's edge. Here we alighted from the train and took a little wooden foot-bridge which skirts the water for perhaps a quarter of its circumference and leads one into the only entrance to the island, which is on the ocean side of the mount.

large stones, and winds laboriousły

MIrenlation Managers: MARGARET HAINES MARGUERITE HAINES

February, 1926

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MEET OUR BOYS

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His brilliant long shots have brought the fans to their feet with cheers.

"I'ug" Mahaney, who occupies a guard position, has proved himself of fine calibre as a basketball player. We have no doubt that he will soon be given the name of "Sticking Plas- ter." because of his ability to keep a rival forward covered.

"Slim" Corbin. our other regular guard. is the dashing, fast type of I:layer who is all over the floor at once. A little more developing promises to make a real star out of him.

"Pat" Garfinkle, who has

just missed making a regular berth as forward or guard, is the kind of player that is steady and dependable no matter what the score. "Pat" was first sub on last year's team. "Jules" Hettleman nas only re- cently been recognized as a player of worth. This is Hettleman's first year at Normal, so Coach Callowhill has his eye on him for development as a forward.

Lee Martin, who is of lanky build, makes an ideal substitute center. Lee is of the cool, deliberate type of player. Everybody, because of Lee's popularity, is wishing him all pos- sible success in his basketball efforts.

Fracture Frostburg's Feelings!

MISS VAN BIBBER BROADCASTS FROM STATION M. S. N. S.

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of those enchanting streets.

Shall we take up the quest we be- gan on that day, the quest for sur- vivals of Sixteenth Century Civiliza- tion still to be found even today in venerable English towns? Let us leave Oxford, then, though it is the spot of all others where one could linger indefinitely so redolent, is its every inch. of the enduring memories of the past; of literature, of the spirit of undying youth. Ghosts, real live ghosts, meet one here at every turn. We walk under avenues of shade with Addison. We sup with good King Hal, we bend over missals with Wycliff, we glimpse the tragic figure of young Shelley, we sit by the ancient city walls in the most bewitching spot in all the terraced New College garden and there chat with Sydney Smith. But in Oxford we cannot tarry; we take one last look at it all, the lovely, lovely flow- ers and vines and trees, the chapels. the cloisters, the gray streets-but you ought to get there in time to exercising all our will power, we hasten on to Coventry.

change." And so it happened, we changed and changed again, after so It is quite late in the long English long a time. of a sudden, looking ) Girls.

day, but still light when we reach from the windows. we beheld, over- the famous industrial centre ,little shadowing everything else, the mar- velous bulk of Lincoln Cathedral. No doubt, had our eyes been keen enough. we could have detected, on the ancient minster the "torve and tetrich countenance" of the devil himself, brooding century after cen- tury "over Lincoln." visited by tourists, Coventry. To English people I met, except the antiquarians and historically mind- ed persons, a visit to Coventry had to be explained. For Coventry is not a show place and all that most peo- ple appear to know about this town is the legend of Lady Godiva, Ten- nyson's well-known poem, and the fact that the cycle and motor car business flourishes here. Yet there remains in this crowded, smoky lit- the city, many most interesting relics, and the very fact that one meets no

When one has only two months to devote to visiting such a country as England, every part of which is redolent with associations, one can- not linger in every alluring spot. The best one can do is to map out sight-seers, that the Coventry peo- places oue loves best and content one's self with repeating the opti- mistic formula. "I'll stay here a week or a month one of these days" and so, we said of Lincoln as we climbed all itinerary of the few of the ple are not self-conscious of care- ful to exploit her past, gives a won- drous sense of reality as one moves unnoticed through quaint, tumble- down, narrow, and I regret to say, Steep Hill and arrived breathless at sometimes dirty streets, and past un- expected charming Tudor facades,

the chief entrance to the Minster- Yard. and so we said again as we beautifully carved and richly colored ; leaned out of the compartment win- by age. Coventry boasts also an un- usually fine guild house, St. Marys. Stuart monarchs graced it by their presence.

dows to get a last look at the central tower and heard the last tone from Great Tom's giant throat.

Now we were obliged to turn cur thoughts to York, for York is one of "my towus" and one in which I planned to linger. Ah, what a spot for lingering! Here. time has indeed dealt gently with the things of the past, and here, if anywhere in Eng- land, one can turn a corner and presto! The twentieth century had ceased to exist.

( To be Continued )

Fry Frostburg To Frazzle!

MY CREED*

I believe in the joy of study, the delight of acquaintance with books. the discipline of diligent learning and the re-discovery of the world of na- ture and of men through an open mind.

To go from Coventry to York via Lincoln one pursues an extraordin- arily tortuous course. The patient I believe in character as essential to the highest type of scholarship. I hold that no intellectual achieve- ment, however keen or clever, is worthy of deep respect unless it goes hand in hand with accuracy, reliabil- official at the "Enquiry Office" spent much time in consulting numerous "reference books" before he ven- tured to put into writing his advice. Even then he failed to record all the ity. honor, humility. tolerance, and stops and changes. Such a thing in- truth. deed could hardly be done, for 1 believe in service, that it is the privilege and responsibility of the enlightened member of any society to minister with kindness and under- standing to the needs of the less for- tunate in talent or in opportunity. schedules in England do not appear to be absolutely fixed, but remain always "subject to change without notice." After three or four changes I ventured to inquire of a courteous guide. who stuck a solicitous head through the window of our compart- ment, if we should change again at Nottingham. He was very deliberate and cautious: "I should think, ac- cording to the ordinary workings,

1 rejoice in the burden of leader- shipship which scholarship, character and service lay upon me, for I believe that my torch sball light others to lives of greater beauty, richer joy, and fuller service.

* As prepred by the students of South Philadelphia High School for

Lingering in this busy centre one is struck by the feeling that here old and new meet in a most unusual way-here a charming 16th Century half-timber "hospital." there a mod- ern motor factory, here the worn stocks, where culprits sat pinned down ignominiously for disturbing the peace or indulging in unseemly words. there an up-to-date movie parlor, showing a Mary Pickford film to bewildered English audien- ces. One hated to break away from SO enthralling an experience, but itineraries are inescapable forces, and so, on a certain July morning, the train carried us away across beautiful green meadows. looking back reluctantly at Coventry's three famous spires until the three slen- der, graceful silhouettes melted slow- ly into the distant sky line and were gone.

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THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY.

At last the dream of Miss Brown and the whole Elementary School has come true! The school down- stairs has a cozy library all of its OWIl.

This room contains duplicates of the most interesting children's books found upstairs in the Juvenile col- lection. Besides this interesting set, there have been added the numerous books purchased from time to time by the Elementary School.

The elementary library will be used for story-telling, reading, and the circulation of books to the ele- mentary school pupils, all of which functions had been performed by the main library. Miss Vaughan's sixth grade class was the first group to use this library, but it is expected that the scheduled use of the library, two hours in the morning and one in the afternoon, will provide for popu- lar and frequent use by all the elementary classes .- Henry B. Was- kow.

Fracture Frostburg's Feelings!

Fry Frostburg To Frazzle! THE HARD WORKED LIBRARY.

The library touched a new high water mark in circulation of books for one month when it reached the astounding total of over 28,000 books for the past month of Janu- ary. A new record for one day's cir culation was also gained when five o'clock Friday afternoon, January 22nd, had seen 1645 books pass through the portals of the library.

It can thus be seen that four cap- able librarians, even with the help of are under student assistants. a great strain in the effort to distrib- ute books to everyone. A little cooperation on the part of students in the way of earlier return of books, more even taking of books through- out the afternoon, and a great les- sening of confusion in the library, would all help wonderfully .- Henry B. Waskow.

Fool Frostburg Freely!

Foil Frostburg Forwards!

RURAL CLUB CREED.

We, the members of the Rural Club of the Maryland State Normal School, believe that whether in work or play, our aims and purposes are 213 N. LIBERTY STREET

best achieved through united effort. By common endeavors, city may appreciate country, country under- stand city.

All men may see and love beauty whether made by God or man.

For so all men may be inspired to nobler and more united efforts in the art of living.

POETRY.

Poetry is the soul of life, The splendor of its glory, The mystery of its everness, The moral of its story, The fervor of the lover's call. The ardor of his wooing, The beauty of the dawn of day, The rose-green grass bedewing, The wonder of the evening sky. The pastel colors blending, The rose, the blue with golden hue The exquisite song unending,

The sorrow and the gladsomeness. The eyes, the sight, the seeing, Poetry is the soul of life, The essence of its being. Ruth Chrest, Sr. 9.

A PRESSED VIOLET.

Violet old that once was blue, Why are you bere in this worn page? Were you placed here by lily hands Now crumbled to dust with age?

Violet old that once was sweet, Though a faint sweetness lingers yet. Were you dropped here to mark the line "Ne'er will 1 thee forget"?

A FRIEND TO THE ORIOLE

M. AGNES ANDERSON

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TOWSON SHOE STORE L. ECKER, Prop. York & Joppa Roads

Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes. First Class Shoe Repairing.

Compliments of

SENIOR SIX

Violet old that once was bright, That bloomed in the incense of Jer breath. Dare I believe her heart was mine?

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February, 1926

CRAFT CLUB BENEFIT.

ASSEMBLIES.

Many, many times during the week we thank whatever power it was that sent us to Normal School

"Three cheers for the Craft Club and its benefit" is the cry of nearly every member of the Maryland State Normal School. For, with the mem- ory of the delightful benefit perform-jand that we are a part of it; but ance of "The Show Off" which we never, I think, does it more poignant- attended last Tuesday night, still fresh in our minds, we are even more than ordinarily enthusiastic over the organization. Nearly the entire ! then that we, to the greatest degree. - ly strike us than when we enter the Assembly every morning. It is feel a part of the school. Our pro- grammes have been especially good this week. On Monday we had a demonstration from. the Fine Arts Department. Miss Snyder gave us a Solvery fine talk on color and color har- monies and then two girls from her classes further developed the subject,

Normal School student body and faculty were present when the cur- tain rose at Ford's. And did we en- joy the play and everything con- nected with it! To the dormitory students the joy of being out on a week night was a thrill in itself. if any person at all objects to the above mentioned "three cheers" for the Craft Club just let them "sign on the dotted line" and we'll speak | illustrating as they talked, with to them privately. charts which they had designed dur- ing class periods.

BASKETBALL.

Have you been out to cheer for our team? If not, why not? And let me tell you, they are well worth your cheering. That game with Poly on Wednesday afternoon was certain- ly a splendid one. Poly was victor- ious with a score of 48-22. But our boys put up a splendid fight and, you - know, it isn't always the victory that! counts.

On Friday night both the Boys' and the girls' teams play Western Maryland College at Westminster. We are sure that they will be as suc- cessful there as at home-successful not only in defeating our rival team but in upholding the Maryland State ourselves, and we became with the Normal School ideals along with its (pennant) banner.

Fool Frostburg Freely!

LITERARY SOCIETIES.

Only a few more weeks now, and tion to visit us again-soon !- Mar- the night of the big debate of the garet D. Haines, Jr. XI.

Literary Societies will be here. Only a truc Normal or a true "Pest" can lully realize just what that means. The debate is, as usual, the first oť a series of contests and we await it with almost bated breath. So much depends on the

winning! Each loyal "Pest" and each loyal Normal is doing his part in cheering on his respective side.

For a time all attention is focused on the two Debating Clubs. "Theirs 10 do or die" for the next few weeks!

A TRICK BEYOND HIM

"Oh. my! I've lost my little dog, Romeo! What can I do?"

"Why not advertise in the papers for him?"

"Alas! The dear pet can't read!" -Fantasio

GRAN'MA.

Smiles. wrinkles, cookies,

'At spells Gran'ma to me.

I love my gran'ma, 1 do,

And she loves me, too,

She sits me on her lap, and hugs me tight,

And tells me stories 'most all night. She just looks at me( and says I'm her greatest joy.

Don't know what that means, but she's a sport, oh boy!

And every night, when I pray,

I never forget to say "and Gran'ma too."

-Rose Kornblatt.

THE BUTTERFLY AND CATERPILLAR.

"Oh-ho, what good news!" said Miss Floppy Butterfly, as she hasten- ed out of her house which was situ- ated in the heart of the prettiest rose on the bush in the garden, "I must run over and tell Miss Caterpillar." She ran over to the tree where Miss Caterpillar lived, and tapped on the door.

Good morning. Miss Butterfly," said Miss Caterpillar as she opened the door.

"Guess what." fairly screamed Miss Butterfly, "there's going to be a beauty contest of all the people in the garden-and the prize is to be a rose petal spread -- and that's just what I need -- I'm going to get it too,

Thursday we had a rare treat, in -! because I am surely

deed, in the form of a very distin- [thing in the garden. Do you intend

the lovelicst

guest, to enter the contest?"

kuished and very welcome Mr. Mohler, from New York City who "I suppose so," replied Miss Cater- pillar. visited our school all day. He taught several demonstration lessons, and "A poor chance you have of win- ning a beauty contest!" then during Assembly period, with the aid of the children from the Sev- ond Grade of the Campus School, The day of the contest arrived. and much to the surprise, disgust presented another demonstration to land embarrassment of Miss Butter- the entire student body. He gave us fly, another butterfly that she had never seen before in the garden, carried off the prize. Everyone was talking about the remarkable beauty of the winner. all a wonderful appreciation lesson in music. With the use of a victrola, a few records, and his own mind, im- pelling personality, he made us lose

Miss Butterfly stopped at Miss Caterpillar's house on her way home to express her grief, but instead of seeing Miss Caterpillar she saw the winner of the contest.

"What does this mean?" gasped Miss Butterfly.

"It means," replied the beautiful butterfly, "that caterpillars do not always remain ngly, insignificant creatures. Why, even you were once a caterpillar." ( Moral-Pride goeth before a fall. -Anne Sullens, Jr. II.

Compliments of

SENIOR THREE.

children, butterflies and soldiers for sixty minutes at least. It certainly was an Assembly that we wouldn't have missed for a great deal. Wa are hoping that Mr. Mohler will ac- Fcept our sincere and pressing invita-

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Compliments of

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If You Have Any Cleaning, Dyeing, Hemstitching or Pleating to be Done,

See

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HAVE YOU VISITED THE

STANOR

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West Side York Road, above Burke

Avenue

If Not, Why Not?

Music By

RADIO.

EASTERN SHORE SOCIETY TO HOLD ESSAY CONTEST.

Prizes To Be Awarded To County Pupils For Best Historical Sketches Of Section

The fourth historical essay contest on traditions and history of the Eastern Shore will be held by the Eastern Shore Society of Baltimore city. Competition is limited to pu- pils of the high schools of the vari- ons Eastern Shore connties.

The contest is being promoted, the society announced, with the inten- tion of bringing to light anecdotes and little-known historical events connected with the Eastern Shore. A prize of $20 is to be awarded in each county for the best historical sketch written by a student of that county.

All contestants, it was announced, must submit their entries to George L. Radcliff, chairman of the histori- cal essays committee, 622 Fidelity Building, before March 15.

A special prize will bee given for the best essay submitted, irresepctive of the county from which it comes. -The Sun.

Frustrate Frostburg Frequently!

WISHES.

( By a Fourth Grade). "A snit like my dad's," says Timothy; "A pale blue sash," says Elaine: "Old khaki knickers and middy blouse For me," says Jane.

"An airplane that soars," says Tim- othy;

"A pony and cart," says Elaine;

"A slide down the side of our slip- pery straw-stack For me," says Jane.

"A house of my own," says Timothy; "A canary that sings," says Elaine;

"A shaggy old half-worn-out teddy- hear

For me," says Jane.

Professor: "There are some young men in the back of the roomhaving a lot of fun with those graceless girls!" Panse. -Perhaps when they get through they will give me a chance!" And he couldn't understand why the class smiled !- The Snapper, Millersville Normal.

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 100

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Publication date: 1922-1927 Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Number of Pages: 1024

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024